‘Enormously entertaining’
THE TIMES
 
‘Unputdownable’
HARPER'S BAZAAR
 
‘Funny, sharp and insightful … a triumph’
LAUREN LAVERNE
 
‘Magnificent ’
BERNARDINE EVARISTO
 
Five women. Three generations. A mountain of family history.

The Valiat family are in crisis. Elizabeth, the regal matriarch, remained in Tehran despite the revolution with only the Islamic law-breaking Niaz for company.
 
Meanwhile, in America, Shirin, Seema and Bita are wondering if their gleaming lives in ‘the land of plenty’ are all they had hoped for.

When an annual vacation goes wildly awry and Shirin is arrested, long-held Valiat family secrets begin to surface. As their lives are turned upside down, could revealing the truth save their family or might it break them apart, once and for all?
 
 
‘Funny, gutsy and confidently written … an outstanding debut’
DIANA EVANS, 2025 Women’s Prize Judge
 
‘Mesmerising’
MONICA ALI, author of Love Marriage